The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-06
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Events Of Interest TO Persons who Ad-
rnire Athletics,

Events Of Interest TO Persons who Ad-
rnire Athletics.
Feb 3.-Jack Fogarty was knocked out by
Jack Dempsey, in twenty-six rounds, ct Few
York city, for $1,000 and the middleweight
championship. Feb. 16.-Jem Smith and
ALI Greenfield, both Of England, fought thir-
teen rounds near Chantilly, France. The
referee decided it draw. March l4.--Jack
Dempsey whipped George LeBlanche, the
marine" ut Larchmont, L. I. The result of
the fight left Dempsey the undisputed middle
weight champion of the United States.
March 2S.=vTommy Warren defeated Tommy
i hagns et f6 Se World sns al M e eRsqp p
six miles from Louisville, Ky, in forty
Jack Burke, the aIrish Lad" in eight
rounds OF Chester park, Cincinnati.
July Stake Kilrain defeated Jack Ashton, the
wood park, Brooklyn. Sept 18-John l. Suh-
van defeated Frank Heard in two rounds at AL:
lsghs1y City r. asI $2JShnny y M samsrv Of
Mass, at Boston for the lightweight champion.
ship OF the United States, knocking him out in
the twenty first round. In the same ring Isaac
FURRY. Of DANCES, Me., in four rounds, for the
New England featherweight championship: Nov.
1s.-Paddy Ryan Yves knocked out by John l.
cisco. in three rounds. Nov 22.-Dominick Nc
Caffrey knocked Sparrow" Golden out Of time
in eleven rounds at New jersey hamlet within
few miles Of New York city.
Jan. l0.-Jacob Schaefer, the billiard expert,
defeated Maurice Vignaux of France, at New
York. Apr. a.-The Cambridge University boat
crew beat the Oxford crew on the Thames Eng-
land) course from Putney to Mortlake May IA
Ben Ali wins the Kentucky Derby. May TO-
Myers the American runner, defeated George for
tho third time OF enc mile, thereby Winning
the championship. Juno 19.I-J. B. Haggins' bay
colt Ban Fox, with Hayward up, won the Coney
Island Derby. June 2o.-Thc Puritan won the race
for first class sloops in the Eastern yacht club at
Marbiehesd, Mass, July 2.-Yale defeated Har-
ward for fha rowing championship of American
colleges at New London, Conn SEPT l.-Wiam
Beach defeated John Teemer for the WORLDS
aquatic championship over tho Thames course,
London, England. Sept. 1.-The International
lea cup thus remaining in this country. Sept. II.
George W. Lee of New Jersey, beat Neil Matter
son, of Australia, en- the Thames river, England.
Sept. IS.-Beach beat Gaudsur over tho Thames
championship course, London, England. Sept
lsdIhs Msayfi9wsr won The race f9r first class
atea and Puritan, Sept. :5.IWilliafn Beach, OF
Australia, defeated Wallace Ross for the cham.
pionship Of the world over the Thames course,
London, England. Time, 1878. Oct wv, q,
George defeated Cummings In a ten mile foot
race at Birmingham, England. Oct 9.-The Chi
cago club won the League baseball championship
pennant; the Utica club took the International
championship, while the St Louis Browns again
carried off Che honors IN the American essocia-
ton. Oct %. Al s. Louis the st Louis Browns,
champions of the American association, defeated
tho Chicago club, the League champions, for the
fourth time, thus winning the worlds baseball
championship and the entire receipts Of tho six
football ON the latters grounds BY one touchdown.
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